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A photograph of a single man seated on stage before a large warm-toned painted backdrop of an ornate mural with a golden and copper-brown tone. He wears a maroon-brown turban with small gold ornaments and a crescent-shaped gold piece at the front, a red bindi on his forehead, and a long beard and moustache. He has a heavy gold necklace with a central gold pendant, multiple rudraksha malas and layered gold chains, and a maroon-brown shawl draped over a bare shoulder with gold border. He smiles and raises his right hand in a gesture of greeting or blessing, with gold bangles on both wrists and upper arms.

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A man in a maroon-brown turban with gold and green ornaments on the head stands before a sculpted orange-and-tan backdrop, smiling with one hand raised in greeting. He wears a maroon shawl with gold border, heavy gold necklaces, a large gold pendant with a deity relief, a rudraksha mala, and gold bangles. A red bindi and white markings adorn his forehead.2017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26A photograph of a single man on a stage, seen from the chest up, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture while holding a silver trident in his left. He wears a maroon-red turban with gold ornaments, a red-brown shawl, a long gold pendant necklace with a large gold ornament, layered gold chains, and rudraksha malas. A red bindi and white tilak mark his forehead, and he has a full dark beard and moustache. Behind him is a large sculpted relief of deity limbs and hands in orange and rust tones. Swamiji (probable): the figure's turban, saffron-toned ornate clothing, rudraksha malas and gold necklaces match the visible cues of the sannyasi leader; he is shown on stage giving a blessing.2017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26A seated man in a rust-brown turban and rust-brown shawl sits on a golden lion-headed throne in front of a large carved golden relief of a deity's legs and hands. He wears a heavy gold necklace, rudraksha mala beads, gold bangles and an armband, and has a red bindi on his forehead. His palms are raised and open in a gesture of blessing while he smiles toward the audience. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues include a crown-like headpiece, ornate gold ceremonial jewellery and a rudraksha mala, and the page places him at this event, so this is a probable identification from appearance and context. Red barriers are in the foreground.2017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26A close photograph of a man seated before a microphone on a red velvet throne with gold filigree behind him, speaking and raising his right hand in a gesture of address. He wears a rust-red turban decorated with a silver crescent, a jewelled brooch and a yellow-tipped feather, a red-brown dhoti-style garment, gold and multi-strand beaded necklaces, and orange beaded bracelets. He has a red tilak on his forehead and long dark hair visible at the shoulder. Two people appear in the scene in total, one partially seen at the frame edge, but only the main speaker is prominent.2017-07-25 +1 copiesA seated man on a golden-lion-headed throne in front of a large carved stone relief of mythic figures with raised arms. He wears a rust-brown turban with a small gold ornament, a red-brown robe with gold border draped over his shoulders, heavy gold necklaces, rudraksha beads, and gold armlets and bangles. He has a red bindi and white forehead marks, and smiles with hands resting in his lap.2017-02-26February 26 20172017-02-26 +2 copiesFebruary 26 20172017-02-26August 17 20162016-08-17A bearded man in a rust-orange turban with a gold ornament and a red tilak on his forehead sits on a gold-leaf throne, speaking into a handheld microphone while raising one hand open. He wears a rust-orange shawl over bare shoulders, a heavy gold necklace of large beads, long orange-red beaded bracelets on his wrists and upper arms, and gold earrings. a person, the a person, is seated and giving a discourse; the gold-leaf throne and red curtain frame the scene.2016-08-27